Punching the Clock, Joe Ungemah
Punching the Clock, Joe Ungemah
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Punching the Clock
Adapting to the New Future of Work

Author: Joe Ungemah

Narrator: Paul Brion

Unabridged: 7 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 04/27/2021


Synopsis

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, trends already underway towards the Future of Work and the gig economy rapidly and unexpectedly accelerated. Physical isolation, travel restrictions, and social distancing challenged organizations to rethink how work gets done and by whom, with ramifications that will stretch beyond the pandemic.

Punching the Clock explores how well workers are likely to both navigate and adapt to this new Future of Work, using the best of psychological science as a guide. Although the nature of work might have changed, the drives and needs of workers have not. Psychologists working across disciplines have amassed a deep understanding of these psychological forces, and when brought to bear on the changing workplace landscape, this knowledge can inform our ability to adapt and thrive. By drawing together cognitive, social, and organizational psychology with empirical research of the workplace, Ungemah examines the extent to which the Future of Work and the gig economy can be realized without breaking down the social fabric that holds the workplace together.

Reviews

Goodreads review by M.

This "book" seems a lot like the author had a bunch of blog posts lying around and saw the pandemic as an opportunity to cobble them together and add some cursory window dressing to tie them to the theme. A lot of the material would be interesting in its original context, but I grew tired of the inev......more

Goodreads review by Atti

Enjoyed the way I could dip in and out of different topics and learn something new. Not every topic was for me, but think that was the point.......more

Goodreads review by Cameron

Felt like a collection of blog posts about popular psychology studies rather than a book. The content didn't feel like it had a lot to do with the title unfortunately.......more